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spectacle

[spek-tuh-kuhl] / ˈspɛk tə kəl /


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Many critiques of the show - accusations of style over substance, glamorising trauma and prioritising spectacle - were there from the very beginning.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

There is also a June 12 press conference for the UFC spectacle that’s slated to take place at the Lincoln Memorial.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

As remarkable as the spectacle itself is its location, the cooling ponds of a coal-fired powerplant an hour’s drive southeast of Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The story, they kept saying, was not supposed to be about Andy Kim, or pepper balls, or the spectacle outside the gates.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

We grew tired of the spectacle and turned to go.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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